Georgios Grivas
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Georgios Grivas was a Greek-Cypriot military officer and nationalist leader best known for founding and commanding the EOKA guerrilla organization that fought British rule in Cyprus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgios Grivas canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek Cypriot nationalist
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guerrilla leader ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Digenis
NERFINISHED
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Georgios Grivas Digenis NERFINISHED ⓘ Grivas Digenis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
EOKA fighters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Cypriot nationalist movement ⓘ anti-colonial struggles in Cyprus ⓘ |
| birthName | Georgios Grivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | EOKA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cyprus Emergency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EOKA insurgency against the British in Cyprus ⓘ |
| countryOfMilitaryService | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek Cypriot ⓘ |
| founded | EOKA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | union of Cyprus with Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalRole |
commander of EOKA
ⓘ
founder of EOKA ⓘ |
| ideology |
Greek nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greek Cypriot enosis movement
NERFINISHED
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founding the EOKA organization ⓘ leading the EOKA armed struggle against British rule in Cyprus ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement |
Greek nationalism
ⓘ
enosis (union of Cyprus with Greece) ⓘ |
| name | Georgios Grivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek Cypriot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of guerrilla warfare tactics in Cyprus ⓘ |
| notableWork | planning and directing EOKA guerrilla campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
guerrilla commander
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| opposed |
British colonial rule in Cyprus
ⓘ
Cyprus remaining under British sovereignty ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | right-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
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